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Subject:   Re: Re: Facts (Numbers) about post robotic prostatectomy Re continence & potency
Name:   Will
Date Posted:   May 6, 08 - 2:01 PM
Email:   visitor_59@yahoo.com
Message:   Sharing my experience, I had robo surgery on January 9, 2008. I wore one thin pad everyday for 2 months afterwards. I never had much leakage. I gradually gained more confidence in going without a pad and after 4 months, I never wear a pad. I am almost 100% on this front.
On the potency front, I am not able to get or maintain an erection sufficient for penetration. Per my local uro, I take Cialis every 3 days and any day I want to try to have sex. I also use a vacuum pump almost daily per the doc's instructions. The pump and use of a constriction ring make penetration possible. Overall, I am dissatisfied with my inability to maintain an erection without the pump. My uro is moving away and has referred me to someone who specializes in Ca P ED. I hope things get better over time.

Given the above, I still think I would have chosen to have the robo surgery. Living with the cancer is difficult; even after the surgery, in the back of my mind I think it will return and I dread having PSA tests. However, it surely would have driven me crazy to have waited.

I wish you the best in whatever you decide. Good luck.
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